The Letdown
( dir. Trent O'Donnell
)
Australia
:
The Chaser
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
,
2016
9496193
2016
single work
film/TV
' A comedy about a struggling new mum, and the mother’s group she thinks she doesn’t need.' (Production summary)
'As season two of her parenting comedy premieres, Bell says the scene she’s proudest of is the show’s darkest – and its funniest.'
'Since I wrote about the golden age of television for ABR’s first film and television issue in 2015, the medium has evolved. Streaming has roared to prominence, with online services like Netflix disrupting television’s form and market as dramatically as cable did to broadcast television in the early 2000s. But where the stars of the cable era were dramas – great, brooding epics of American anti-heroes – the foul-mouthed stars of the streaming era are increasingly its comedies, which are delivering some of the most poignant stories on screen.' (Introduction)
'Since I wrote about the golden age of television for ABR’s first film and television issue in 2015, the medium has evolved. Streaming has roared to prominence, with online services like Netflix disrupting television’s form and market as dramatically as cable did to broadcast television in the early 2000s. But where the stars of the cable era were dramas – great, brooding epics of American anti-heroes – the foul-mouthed stars of the streaming era are increasingly its comedies, which are delivering some of the most poignant stories on screen.' (Introduction)
'As season two of her parenting comedy premieres, Bell says the scene she’s proudest of is the show’s darkest – and its funniest.'
